oral

CEFRC1

/ˈɔː.ɹəl/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

01
adjective
Spoken rather than written.
02
adjective
Related to the mouth.

Examples

The detective took down his oral testimony on the spot.
A test of both oral and written French

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses: 5
Parts of speech: 1
Citations: 1
Synonyms: 2

Also pronounced

/ˈoː.rəl/
/ˈoː.ɹəl/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

Relating to the mouth.
Done or taken by the mouth.
Pronounced by the voice resonating in the mouth, as the vowels in English.

More examples

In context

We had an oral exam.
an oral presentation
oral hygiene

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The speech class requires each student to give an blank presentation without any notes.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

PIE word *h₁óh₃s Early 17th century borrowing from Late Latin ōrālis, from ōs (“the mouth”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).